History

Inspired by the noble cause of serving Indian agriculture, Crystal Group is a 31 year old company established by the visionary industrialist Mr. Nand Kishore Aggarwal. Crystal engages in the technical manufacturing, formulation and marketing of agrochemical products - Insecticides, Fungicides, Herbicides, Plant Growth Regulators / Micro Nutrients. Under the adept guidance of Mr. Nand Kishore Aggarwal and his 30 years of rich experience, Crystal has evolved as a market leader in the growing agro-chemical industry of India over a period of time.

Crystal had introduced several chemical components that aim at good yields for the farming community. Some of them are Imidacloprid 97% introduces under the brand name Confidence 555 in 2002 available at affordable prices. Crystal later launched several eco friendly molecules like Buprofezin 98% SC named as Tribune and Abamectin 1.9% EC launched as Abacin and Emamectin Benzoate 95% SG given the name Missile. With such new products endowed with benefits for farmers had made Crystal a success in the agro-chemical industry.

Our growth story

We have successfully built a R&D based Indian crop protection company

1994

Incorporation of Crystal.

Obtained the certificate of registration for Imidacloprid 97% min for import.

2002
2008

Obtained the certificate of registration for Emamectin Benzoate 95% min and Buprofezin 98% w/w min, for import.

Acquisition of 90% of the share capital of Rohini Seeds Private Limited.

Investment in our Company by Everstone Capital Partners II LLC.

2011
2012

Acquired LUPHOS trademark by Cheminova India Limited.

Obtained certificate of registration of Glyphosate Technical 95% min and Atrazine Technical 95% min, for import.

Acquisition of the remaining 10% of the share capital of Rohini Seeds from Rohini Bioseeds and Agritech Private Limited and Aviral Chemicals Private Limited.

2014
2016

Acquisition of Bavistin from BASF SE, Germany.

Establishment of KRDC at Sonepat, Haryana, India.

Obtained certificate of registration for Abamectin Tech 95% w/w min for import.

2017
2018

Acquisition of the Maharashtra Technical Unit along with (i) lease rights of the land, the buildings and structures constructed thereon; and (ii) assets (plant and machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures and other assets) from Cytec India Speciality Chemicals & Materials Private Limited at Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

Acquisition of Grain Sorghum, Fodder Sorghum and Pearl Millet seeds business, R&D assets along with employees and related intellectual property rights from Syngenta India Limited.

Acquisition of Sorghum (Hybrid and Parental Line) and Pearl Millet seeds business, R&D assets along with employees and related intellectual property rights from Devgen N.V.

Acquisition of Furadan 3G, Furadan Ultra, Splendour, Affinity Force and Metcil trademarks from FMC India Private Limited and Cheminova India Limited.

Acquisition of Proclaim, Tilt and Blue Copper agrochemical brands from Syngenta Participations AG and Syngenta India Limited.

Acquisition of Dursban, Predator and Nurelle D trademarks from Dow AgriSciences LLC.

2020
2021

Acquisition of hybrid seeds business of pearl millet, sorghum, mustard and cotton sold under the ProAgro® and Surpass brand from Bayer BioScience Private Limited and Bayer Crop Science.

IFC and IFC Emerging Asia Fund, members of the World Bank Group, invested in our Company.

2022
2023

Acquisition of cotton seeds business of “Sadanand” brand from Kohinoor Seed Fields India Private Limited.

Acquisition of Gramoxone brand from Syngenta India Limited and Syngenta India Private Limited.

Acquisition of 100% equity stake in I&B Seeds (vegetable and flower seeds business).

Acquisition of the brand Sunrice in India, Thailand, Bangladesh and Vietnam and patent of Ethoxysulfuron mixture from Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH and Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft.

2024
2025

Scheme of amalgamation of merger between our Company and I&B Seeds.

Scheme of amalgamation of merger between our Subsidiaries; Saffire Crop Science Private Limited and our erstwhile subsidiary, Nexus Crop Science Private Limited.

  • Over the years we have significantly expanded our business
  • We commenced business as a pesticide formulations manufacturer and registered our first off-patent product Imidacloprid in 2002 followed by other major products like Emamectin and Buprofezin
  • We then diversified into discovering new molecules and mixtures with evolving R&D capabilities
  • We partnered with Everstone Capital in 2011, who brought deep operating capabilities, invaluable relationships in the investment and business community and a track record of building successful businesses in India
  • Through additional acquisitions and import registrations, we have successfully built a leading Indian crop protection company